Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) Manual

HP Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) Manual—540122-003
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3 Using TFDSCOM
This section explains the TFDSCOM user interface and describes each of the
TFDSCOM commands. These topics are addressed:
Starting TFDSCOM on page 3-1
Using Online Help on page 3-1
TFDSCOM Commands on page 3-2
Starting TFDSCOM
At the TACL prompt, start the TFDSCOM conversational interface:
TACL 1> TFDSCOM
Your terminal displays a message similar to this:
Tandem Failure Data System - T6523H02 - (01MAY2005) System \system-name
Conversational Interface - (C)1992 Tandem (C)2005 Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P.
TFDSCOM>
If the TFDS process ($ZDMP) is not running, the user interface issues this message:
TFDS monitor is not running
When the TFDS monitor is not running, only these TFDSCOM commands are valid:
FC
HELP
STATS HELPERS
STATUS HELPERS
TFDS STOP HELPERS
TRACEHELPER
VERSION
To exit TFDSCOM, use the EXIT command.
Using Online Help
To view online help for TFDS commands, enter one of these commands at the
TFDSCOM prompt:
Enter To get...
help a list of all valid TFDSCOM commands
help commands a brief description of each TFDSCOM command
help command_name detailed information on a specific TFDSCOM command
help document detailed information on all TFDSCOM commands
help revisions a revision history for TFDS